THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 16 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 AM PST FRI JAN 22 2010
...THE LAST SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OF THIS SERIES MOVES
INLAND THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
UTAH...SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO...AND ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAIN RANGE...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND SOUTHWESTERN U.S...AND EASTWARD INTO THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA...AS
WELL AS FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TO THE SOUTHWEST COASTAL AREAS
NEAR SAN DIEGO.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 AM PST...A 978 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED ABOUT 100
MILES NORTHWEST OF SALT LAKE CITY WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT PUSHING
THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND A COLD FRONT EXTENDING
THROUGH NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN FALLING ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND EASTWARD INTO EASTERN
COLORADO...WITH SNOW FALLING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SIERRA NEVADA...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA...AND THE ROCKY
MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS ALSO INCLUDES PARTS OF THE GREAT BASIN. A
LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST SUN JAN
17 THROUGH 700 AM PST FRI JAN 22...
...ARIZONA...
FLAGSTAFF 3.2 NNW 36.5
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN 29.0
FOREST LAKES 26.0
HEBER 21.0
PINETOP/LAKESIDE 4 ESE 20.4
ALPINE 20.0
CLAY SPRINGS 20.0
CLINTS WELL 19.0
KACHINA VILLAGE 18.6
WILLIAMS 16.5
PRESCOTT 7.0
...CALIFORNIA...
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU 73.6
SODA SPRINGS 63.0
SUGAR BOWL 61.0
LWR RELIEF VALLEY 50.6
KIRKWOOD 48.0
SQUAW VALLEY 47.0
SIERRA AT TAHOE 38.0
BIG BEAR CITY 37.0
...COLORADO...
DURANGO 24.0
PAGOSA SPRINGS 9 NW 24.0
SILVERTON 24.0
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE 24.0
ABAJO 19.0
TELLURIDE 15.0
COAL BANK PASS 14.5
RED MTN 12.3
CREEDE 10 SW 12.0
SOUTH FORK 4 SW 12.0
MOLAS PASS 10.0
...NEW MEXICO...
JEMEZ SPRINGS 14.0
CHAMA 12.0
FARMINGTON 7 NE 10.5
AZTEC 8.0
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW 8.0
BONITO LAKE 5 SW 8.0
FARMINGTON 7 NE 8.0
LUNA 8.0
KIRTLAND 2 ESE 6.0
MOGOLLON 6 ESE 6.0
RAMAH 6.0
BLOOMFIELD 3 SW 5.5
LOS ALAMOS 5.5
...NEVADA...
YUCCA FLAT 20.0
BERRY CREEK 19.0
BIG CREEK SUMMIT 16.0
DRAW CREEK 13.0
POLE CREEK R.S. 13.0
MT. POTOSI 12.0
ELY 8.3
WARD MOUNTAIN 8.0
CHARLESTON 6.0
...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST 35.0
ALTA/COLLINS 33.5
DEER VALLEY DALY WEST 28.0
PARK CITY JUPITER PEAK 28.0
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES 19.0
SOLITUDE 17.5
SNOWBIRD 13.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST SUN JAN
17 THROUGH 700 AM PST FRI JAN 22...
...ARIZONA...
DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB/TUCSON 10.23
BLACK CANYON CITY 10 N 6.57
CROWN KING 6.50
SURPRISE 1 ESE 5.58
SUN CITY WEST 2 NNE 4.78
COTTONWOOD 1 WSW 4.63
SCOTTSDALE 5.5 NNW 4.21
NEW RIVER 5 ESE 4.05
WITTMAN 5 SW 4.05
PAYSON 4.01
PINE 1 SW 4.00
SIERRA VISTA 3.83
LUKE AFB/PHOENIX 3.58
CASTLE HOT SPRINGS 3.55
FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM AP 3.41
CLIFTON 2.96
WINSLOW 2.84
GILBERT 4 NW 2.74
CHANDLER 4 WNW 2.72
YUMA MCAF 2.43
PRESCOTT/ERNEST A LOVE FIELD AP 2.28
PHOENIX AIRPORT 2.21
...CALIFORNIA...
LOS GATOS 4 SW 14.70
CAZADERO 13.46
LYTLE CREEK 13.39
MINING RIDGE 13.14
PETROLIA 7 SE 12.17
BARTLETT SPRINGS 11.23
LAKE ARROWHEAD 11.23
ALTADENA 1 ESE 11.14
CLOVERDALE 1 S 10.30
CRESTLINE 10.27
DEVORE 9.58
DESERT HOT SPRINGS 8.04
UKIAH MUNI ARPT 7.58
NEWHALL 7.08
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO ARPT 6.55
SAN LUIS OBISPO ARPT 5.37
SAN DIEGO/MONTGOMERY FIELD 4.32
SAN FRANCISCO INTL ARPT 4.30
LOS ANGELES-USC 3.89
PALM SPRINGS RGNL ARPT 3.75
SACRAMENTO METRO ARPT 3.65
SAN JOSE INTL ARPT 3.19
...NEVADA...
NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT 1.50
HENDERSON AIRPORT 1.17
MERCURY/DESERT ROCK ARPT 1.06
...OREGON...
AGNESS 6.4 NE 3.90
PORT ORFORD 5.0 E 3.52
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 2.83
BANDON 11.4 S 2.67
ASTORIA 1.45
...WASHINGTON...
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT 2.01
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
PRESCOTT 67
FORT HUACHUCA 63
...CALIFORNIA...
BISHOP AIRPORT 71
...NEW MEXICO...
PROVO 67
OGDEN 64
RUIDOSO 60
...UTAH...
SPRINGVILLE 72
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S.
THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE LAST OF THE PACIFIC LOWS WITH THIS SERIES OF
STORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. CENTRAL ARIZONA...NEW MEXICO...AND SOUTHWARD
INTO MEXICO COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN PARTS OF
CALIFORNIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM ON FRIDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL THREATEN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE FOUR CORNER STATES. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP ACROSS
THE AREA AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EASTWARD DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 953 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010